They find jihadist propaganda of the detainee in Algeciras, whom the judge links to Salafism for terrorist purposes

The magistrate considers that the alleged perpetrator intended to "disturb public peace by carrying out acts of terror"

MADRID, 26 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Police investigators have found some flash drives with jihadist content in the house search of the man arrested for the fatal attack this Wednesday in Algeciras (Cádiz), a man whom the judge of the National Court Joaquín Gadea associates with jihadist Salafism , as 'El País' has advanced and sources familiar with the case have confirmed to Europa Press.

Sources from the fight against terrorism have explained to Europa Press that some flash drives have been found in the house search that are the subject of police analysis and that they would point to a recent radicalization of the man arrested for murdering a sacristan and injuring several people, including a priest.

It is very basic jihadist content, according to the aforementioned sources. Investigators also have evidence that the detainee, a 25-year-old Moroccan, has a history of psychiatric problems in his country.

In the order by which he authorized the aforementioned search, the reinforcement magistrate of the Central Court of Instruction Number 6 considers that the facts may constitute a crime of murder and injuries with a dangerous instrument for terrorist purposes, and relates the action to Salafism jihadist when concluding that with it he intended to "disturb public peace by carrying out acts of terror, which could have motivated criminal action".

According to the aforementioned media outlet, the judge explains in his brief that the National Police gave him a first official letter this Wednesday in which he reviewed what had happened since the detainee entered the Church of San Isidro with intentions that "are unknown ". Once there, he started a discussion with those present, vehemently telling the parishioners that the only religion to follow is the Islamic religion.

'El País' points out that the magistrate explains that, after leaving the place "professing messages in Arabic whose content is unknown", the man returned around 7:40 p.m. At that moment, the faithful who were inside could hear "how someone located outside the church shouts in Arabic."

The judge stresses that once the mass ended, the priest in charge of it came down from the pulpit to check what was happening. At that moment, the person investigated, carrying a large machete in his hand and suddenly, attacked the priest causing serious injuries.

The priest is the Salesian Antonio Rodríguez Lucena, who is out of all danger and who this Thursday gave "thanks to God." "Everything has happened and I am waiting to be discharged, to continue celebrating the feast of Saint John Bosco", the religious pointed out.

The magistrate also explains that the detainee also tried to attack one of the people who witnessed the attack on the priest himself.

The police account assumed by the judge, adds the outlet, indicates that the alleged jihadist then fled the place and went to a Catholic center of worship called Virgen La Palma, located about 200 meters from the other temple. There he met the sacristan whom he later murdered when he was leaving the place through a back door.

At that moment, Gadea recounts, the detainee began several attacks on the sacristan, causing him some initial injuries and trying to flee, although he was finally hit in the street. The judge describes how, at that moment, the alleged assailant stabbed the victim to death after looking at the sky and shouting words in Arabic.

Once he is in the center of that square, adds the magistrate, he is hit by the attacker, who, once he has him on the ground, holds the katana with both hands and, looking up at the sky and shouting a few words in Arabic among which the word 'Allah [Allah]' is heard, delivers one last fatal blow.

In this context, the magistrate explains that, once this attack is over, the defendant goes "very calmly" to the Europa hermitage "located in that same square, and tries to access the interior." There, "without offering resistance", he is detained by agents of the Local Police and transferred to a medical center to receive medical assistance, "at which point he repeatedly shouts Allahu akbar [Allah is great]".